This report illustrates the design of a high frequency electronic ballast prototype for a 26 W compact fluorescent lamp. This design makes use of a specific integrated chip, IR2520D, which is used as a ballast control IC. Computer modeling was used as a proof of concept and its validity was proved by the good agreement among the simulations and the experimental measurements. The luminous flux output of this CFL was observed, evaluated and compared with an equivalent incandescent light bulb.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Demir, Hasan Mert
• Gul, Ahmed Furkan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 07E016M

Advisor

• Emanuel, Alexander E.

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright